FLYER

LOGISTICS

Sunday, February 10, 2008, 10:15AM - 1:30PM

2223 Fulton Street, 6th floor - U. C. Berkeley (Campus map.)

Includes Lunch and Materials.

Dr. Luis Gonzalez-Reimann received his M.A. in South Asian studies from El Colegio de México and his Ph.D. in South Asian studies from the University of California at Berkeley, where he currently teaches courses on Hindu mythology and the great epics of South Asia. His publications include Tiempo cíclico y eras del mundo en la India, La Maitrayaniya Upanisad, and The Mahabharata and the Yugas.
reimannATberkeley.edu

Dave Maier is the Outreach Coordinator at Berkeley Rep School of Theatre. He trained at Lincoln Center Institute in K-12 curriculum design for theatre arts and conducts regular workshops for teachers and students in the Bay Area.
dmaierATberkeleyrep.org

From the Preamble to the Panchatantra:

Long ago in India, there lived an old sage named Vishnu Sharma. At that same time, there also lived a king, Amara Shakti, who had three sons. These boys were a constant worry for the king. They paid little attention to their lessons and showed no signs of ever being able to take over the kingdom. In great anxiety the king consulted with Vishnu Sharma, . . . "Mighty king," said the sage, "more important than knowledge is knowing how to use it. I will teach this to your sons." . . . .So the king sent his sons to Vishnu Sharma. The sage then began to tell them stories. "These tales of animals and men," he said, "will awaken your intelligence and make you equal to the gods." (Krishna Dharma. Panchatantra. Torchlight Pub., 2004)

Dr. Gonzalez-Reimann will discuss the Panchatantra's historic and literary context.

Dave Maier will introduce theatre arts exercises specially designed to help language arts and history teachers working with the fables in middle and high school settings. Using theatre arts and playwriting, students can explore the structure and content of the ancient fables as well as make connections to their own lives. Get those students out of their seats!

Krishna Dharma. Panchatantra. Torchlight Pub: 2004.

Chandra Rajan. Visnu Sarma, The Pancatantra. Penguin books: 2006.

Chandra Rajan. "Panchatantra: The Globe-Trotting Classic of India" in Bookbird, Vol. 38, No. 4, 2000.

Links:

"‘Panchatantra’, a TV series for children sponsored by Bank of Ceylon" in The Sunday Times Online: SriLanka, Sunday, April 01, 2007.

"We decided to produce this TV series in order to teach children all over Sri Lanka high ethical and moral values in an interesting and memorable manner," explained Udayasri Kariyawasam, Chairman, Bank of Ceylon.

"Children are the future leaders of our nation. This TV series will interest not only the children but also their parents and teachers, who have a great responsibility to teach children proper values and behaviour in a memorable and sustaining manner," said B. A. C. Fernando, the new General Manager, Bank of Ceylon, at the media launch of the ‘Panchatantra’ TV series.

Google imaging "Panchatantra image" will give you a page including typical book covers for children's versions of the fables.

ORIAS Working Groups are established to provide professional development support for K-11 and community college teachers with shared interests in international studies. The working groups provide teachers with the opportunity to extend their content knowledge by participating in seminars with University scholars; meeting with colleagues to share resources and experiences; and working independently or collaboratively on classroom materials with ORIAS staff.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Resources for International and Area Studies (ORIAS), the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, and the Center for South Asia Studies at U. C. Berkeley. The Bay Area Global Education Program at the World Affairs Council of Northern California.

For further information contact Michele Delattre at ORIAS: 510-643-0868 or oriasberkeley.edu